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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

SILAS I-I. BARTON, OF ENON, OHIO.

MAGAZINE-FIREARIVI.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 713,275, datedNovember 11, 1902.

Application tied April 21,` 1902.

T all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, SILAS H. BARTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Enon, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Magazine-Firearms; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had Vto theaccompanying drawings, and to the gures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements inmagazine-firearms.

The object of the invention is to greatly simplify the loading andfiring mechanism by reducing said mechanism to the fewest possible partsand to obtain both positive and accurate movements ofthe mechanismappertaining to the loading and discharging of the cartridge.

To this end the invention consists in the construction of the receiver,in the mechanism4 for transferring cartridges to the receiver, in themechanism for ej eating the exploded shells from the receiver, in themechanism for actuating the carrier, the ejector, and the iiringmechanism, and in other details of construction coperating with theforegoing mechanisms whereby the loading and firing mechanisms arepositively and accurately actuated,` all as will be hereinafter fullydescribed in detail and embodied in the claims. y

A great advantage in my improved rearm is in the ability to load themagazine while the gun is closed, and it cannot be prematurely iired.

In a detail description of the invention reference is made to theaccompanying drawings, of which- Figures 1 and 2 are elevations of themagazine portion of the firearm, showing the two positions ofthe loadingand ring mechanisms. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of theoperatingpartsof the firearm. Fig. 1 is a'bottom plan view of the same.Fig. 5 is a section on the line a a of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a section onthe line b b of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is asection on the line c c of Fig. l.Fig. 8 is a section on the line CZ d of Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is a sectionaldetail of the iiring mechanism. Fig. 10 is a detail of the carrier andthe ejector.

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Fig. 1l is an end view of the receiver. Fig. 12 is a side elevation ofthe carrier and its actuating mechanism. Fig. 13 is a view of the underside of the gun-barrel. Fig. 14is a detached detail of the slide-bars,showing the manner of their connection. Fig. 14A is atop plan view ofthe .inner end of the magazinetube. Fig. 15 is a detail of an inner sideof a portion of the receiver. Fig. 16 is a sectional detail of thebreech-block and upper portion of the receiver, showing the cartridge-Fig. 17 is an enlarged side elevation of the firing mechanism. Fig.lllisa detail view of the sliding bars. Fig. 19 is a front .elevation ofthe receiver removed from the gun. Fig. 20 is a view of the under sideof a portion of the gun-barrel. Fig. 21 is a detail sectional elevationof the breech-block.

Throughout the specification similar reference characters indicatecorresponding parts.

In the construction of the receiver 1 two objects have been kept inview--namely, to impart to the breech portion of the gun a pleasing andsymmetrical appearance and to provide a suitable casing for inclosingthe carrier and ejector and connecting the magazine and gun-barrel,allas will be hereinafter described.

The receiver 1 consists of a thin shell and 'has its sides and topconstructed of one piece of a suitablerounded form to give the desiredsymmetrical appearance. The bottom of the said receiver is open, as at3, and at one side thereof there is, an opening 2, through which theexploded shells are ejected. The opening 2 is inclosed by amortise-cover4,which is suitably hinged. It will be-thus seen that theexploded shells are ejected from a side of the receiver. This is a verydesirable feature, as thereby the shells are prevented from iiying upinto the face of the shooter.

5 and 6 designate grooves on opposite inner sides of the receiver, thepurposes 0f which are to maintain the magazine-tube 8 in position inthe` lower portion of the receiver against any slight rotary movement. y

5a is a vertical groove in the inner side of the receiver, (see Fig.15,) across which a pivoral stop 5b lies, said stop lying in the groove5 and having its pivot at 5C.

The purpose of the stop 5b is to prevent the cartridges from coming outof the magazine- IOO tube under the pressure of the magazinespring 5.(See Fig. 4.)

6 designates a locking-piece which is pivoted in an opening in the sideof the receiver and lies across the groove 5. (See Fig. 15.)

6b designates openings in the outer opposite sides of the receiver,whichhave enlarged mortise-openings 6c. There are screw-threaded openings inthe front end of the receiver which extend into the mortise-openings 6.These openings receive adjusting-screws 6d, which take up the wear ofthe lock-bolts 38 38. (See Fig. 19.) The breech end of the receiver isclosed by a breech-block 5d, which has an interior screw-threadedopening 5P', from which extends an opening 5f for the firing-pin. Thelower portion of the breechblock 5d has a rectangular opening 5g, whichextends through to the interior of the receiver.

6e designates a recess in the upper interior side of the receiveradjacent to the breechblock and in which is mounted a detent 72 on thepivot 72a. This detent has a projection 72", which rests on a ledge 72con the breechblock 5d and'limits the position of said detent. Saiddetent 72 is pressed down by a platespring 72d. The object of thisdetent 72 is to hold each cartridge 72f in the receiver free from anyindependent movement within the receiver prior to the rearward movementof the gun-barrel 7. In Fig. 16 it will be seen that said detent 72engages with the flange or cap 72e of lthe cartridge. The inner face ofthe breech-block 5d has a projection 5h, which is instrumental incausing the cartridges to properly center in the receiver. (See Figs. 6and 21.)

5 designates a groove in the lower side of the bore 5 of the receiver.(See Fig. 19.) The gun-barrel 7 fits into the said bore 5k and possessesthe following structural characteristics which cooperate with themechanism of the receiver. (See Figs. 1 and 13.) The lower surface ofthe gun-barrel 7 has ribs 21, with intervening slot 19a, and a rear rib21a, with locking-recesses 21b and 21,the latter lockingrecesshavingroundedortaperingsurfaces21l. The rearward end of said gun-barrelalso has a suitable notch 35,Which receives the support 5l for thecartridges and enables the end of the barrel to be brought in propercontact with the breech-block to receive the cartridges as they aredelivered iu position in the receiver. The upper side of said gun-barrel7 is tapered, as at 35, to admit of the detent 72 occupying a properposition in the receiver, as shown in Fig. 3. The locking-recesses 2lband 21c on the rear rib 21lie within the groove 5i of the receiver, andcoperating with these locking-recesses are levers 36 36, which arepivoted at 37 37 within the openings 6b, and mortise locking-bolts 3838, which are secured to the levers 36 36 midway of the length of saidlevers and lie within the openings 6c in the sides of the receiver.These bolts 38 38 project through the sides of the receiver and arenormally pressed inwardly by pressure which is applied to the levers 3636 through springs 36a. (See Fig. 8.) The locking-bolts 38 38 ride intothe rear recesses 21, and thus hold the gun-barrel in the position shownin Figs. 1 and 8. The said locking-bolts 38 38 ride into the frontrecesses 21b when the gun-barrel is moved to its rearward or operativeposition, and said barrel is locked thereby in such position againstrecoil. The front ends of the levers 36 36 are provided with taperingsurfaces 36,by means of which they are moved outwardly in a mannerhereinafter described to remove the locking-bolts 38 38 from therecesses 21b 21b to permit the gun-barrel to be moved forwardly afterthe discharge of a cartridge. The means for thus actuating the levers 3636 will be presently described.

8 designates a magazine tube which is mounted in the lower portion ofthe receiver 1. This magazine-tube has two longitudinal ribs 39 and 40,the latterof which has a lockingnotch 41. (See Fig. 14A.) These ribs 39and 40 fit in the longitudinal grooves 5 and 6 on the interior of thereceiver, and thereby the saidrnagazine-tube 8 is locked against anyslight rotary movement within the receiver. The locking-piece 6 normallypresses inwardly by suitable spring-pressure and enters thelocking-notch 41 on said magazine-tube, and thereby locks saidmagazine-tube from longitudinal movement in the receiver.

25 designates a cam or projection on the magazine-tube which lies withinthe longitudinal slot 43 in the slide-handle 20. The cam 25 pressesoutwardly a detent 30, pivoted to the upper side of the slide-handle 20and lying across said slot 43 at one end thereof, said detent 30 beingpressed inwardly by a suitable spring.

26 is a projection on the upper side of the slide-handle 20, which hastwo tapering surfaces 26. (See Fig. 8.) This tapering projection engagesthe hook ends 36 of the locking-levers 36 36 when the slide-handle 20 ismoved forwardly on the magazine-tube. This causes said looking-levers 3636 to move outwardly, and thereby move the locking-bolts 38 38 out ofthe locking-recesses 21b on the lower side of the gun-barrel 7, andthereby permits the gun-barrel to be moved forwardly until thelocking-bolts 38 38 enter the rear locking-recesses 210. In the movementof the slide-handle 20 which returns the gun-barrel to its rearwardposition, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the curved surfaces 21d cause thelocking-bolts 38 38 to ride out of the recesses 21c until they enter thelocking-recesses 2lb.

29 designates an annular projection around the rear end of theslide-handle 2O and through which there is a slot 44, the object andpurpose of which will be hereinafter described.

19 designates a rib projecting from the upper side of the slide-handle2O and entering the slot 19L between the ribs 21, which project from thelower surface of the gun-barrel 7. (See Figs. 3 and 20.) The rib 19 hasan oblong slot 22 therein, 22' is a pin projecting IOO IIO

through said ribs 19 and 21 and through said oblong slot 22. `This pinand the ribs 19 and 21 constitute the connection between the slidehandle20 and the gun-barrel 7.

The slide-handle 20 by reason of the oblong slot 22 has some independentmovement outwardly or forwardly, which is essential to enable thetapering projection 26 on the slidehandle to perform its function ofspreading the locking-levers 36 36 to thereby unlock the gun-barrel, andthe said projection 26 abut-s with the outer end of said rib 21a on thegunbarrel in the inward or rearward movement,

and thus the said gun-barrel is moved backv in the receiver.

designates a carrier the lower surface of which is recessed to conformto the rounded upper surface of the magazine-tube and to thereby permitof the cartridges being inserted in the magazine-tube 8 when saidcarrier is elevated in4 the receiver, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, thusenabling the magazine to be loaded while the gun is closed, which is animportant feature of my invention. 47 designates a pivot-pin by means ofwhich said carrier is mounted within the lower portion of the vreceiver1, the pivotal end 48 ot' said carrier being projected into the opening5g in the breech-block 5d. 49 is a cam-slot in a side of the carrier. 50designates an. opening through said carrier below said cam-slot 49. Theside of the carrier opposite to that having the cam-slot 49 has mountedwithin it a pivotal trippiece 51, which is vpressed normally upward byasuitable spring. This trippiece 51 lies within the vertical groove 52L(see Figs. 10 and 15) on the interior side of the receiver and ridesacross the stop 5b to remove said stop away from the end of themagazinetube 8 when the carrier is moved to its lower position, as shownin dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 12, at which time a cartridge ispermitted to pass from the magazine to said carrier.

The normal position of the stop 5b is such that it prevents the spring5, Fig. 4, from removing the cartridges from the magazine until saidstop is moved away from the magazine-tube by the trip-piece 51.

54 designates an ejector, by means of which the exploded shells arethrown from a side of the receiver 1 through the opening 2. The saidejector is mounted within the receiver 1, adjacent to the front face ofthe breech-block 5d, and consists of a curved arm, which is pivoted at55-to the lower portion of the breechblock and has its lower end 56projected into the opening50 in the side of the carrier and by means ofwhich connection said ejector is moved upon its pivot across the frontface of the breech-block to eject the shells. The position of theejector 54, as shown in Fig. 6, is its normal position, and from thisposition it is moved across the face of the breech-block to eject theexploded shells and is then moved back to its normal position, both ofsuch movements being through the carrier. `In order to make certain theposition of the ejector, as shown in Fig. 6, an arm 54' 'is placed faston the pivot 55 of said ejector, and against this arm an expansionspring 54b presses. This spring acts as a compensator against anylooseness between the carrier and the ejector. The spring 54b has itsupper end inclosed by the upper wall of a recess 54c in the front faceof the breech-block 5d. (See Fig. 11.) The recess 54C constitutes ahousing for the arm 54a and the spring.

58 designates a lug projecting from the upper inner side of the ejector54, which, together with the lug 5h on the front side of thebreech-block, holds the cartridges in place within the receiver.

57 designates a casing for the firing-pin 77 78. This casing has ascrew-threaded end 78a, which screws into an opening 5e in thebreechblock. The part 78 of the firing-pin projects through the opening5f in the breech-block to make contact with the cartridge. The casing 57has also a screw-threaded opening '57a to receive a bolt 80, by means ofwhich the butt-stock 6i is secured tothe breech-block.

81 82 designate,respectively,a sear and a tirin g-trigger,the former ofwhich is pivoted at 83 in the casing 57 and engages with the part 77 ofthe iiring-pin to hold the same cocked, as shown in Fig. 3. Thefiring-pin is controlled by safety devices consisting of a detent 84,which is pivoted in an opening in the side of the casing 57 and isnormally pressed in a position by a spring 84a to engage with theshoulder 85 on the firing-pin and to thus prevent a firing movement ofsaid pin. (See Fig. 9.) The safety-detent 84 is in this position at suchtimes when the gun is being loaded from the magazine and is removed fromsuch position after each charging or loading of the gun by a dog 86,which is pivoted to a lever 87, said lever 87 having an oblong slot 88in its lower end Vfor a connection with the operating deviceshereinafter described. The dog 86 is guided in moving by a pin 89, whichpasses through said dog and enters a slot 90vin the side of the casing57. `Wihen said dog 86 and the lever 87 are in positions as shown inFig. 17, the tiring-pin is locked; but when said dog and lever are inthe positions shown in Fig. 1 the detent 84 is moved away from theshoulder 85 of the ring-pin by the tapering end S6 of said dog whichengages with the inner side of the detent 84.

86b is a pin projecting from the portion 77 ofthe firing-pin through anopening in the side of the casing 57 and in the path of the projection86a of the dog 86. When the lever S7 is moved from the position shown inFig. 17 to that shown in Fig. 41, the tiring-pin is in a firingcondition, or, in other words, the gun is ready for tiring. The meansfor actuand 44a.

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joint, which prevents them becoming disengaged when the sliding handle20 is operated. This connection or joint is illustrated in Figs. 2, 14,and 15, and consists of a head 43c and side notches 43l 43d, which areon the end of bar 43 and interlock with lugs 44c 44C on the adjacent endof bar 44. One of these sliding bars-to wit, 43-moves in a groove 43b inthe inner surface of the receiver 1 (see Fig. 19) and has pins 91 and92. (See Fig. 18.) The latter-to wit, the pin S32-enters the cam-groove49 in the side of the carriers and imparts movement to said carrier, and914 enters the slot 88 in the lever 87 of the safety devices, as shownin Fig. 2, and i|n parts movement to said safety devices. In the slidingmovement of these connected bars 43 and 44, which are actuated throughthe movement of the slide-handle 20, as will be presently described, itis necessary that said slide-handle should complete its rear movement toplace the gun-barrel 7 in the rear position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3,after the sliding member 43 is moved sufficiently to actuate the carrier45 in its upper position to place a cartridge, and to actuate the safetydevices 86 87 84 to place the firing-pin in a condition for ring, as inFigs. 1 and 3. To enable this, the front member 44 of the sliding barshas its front end connected with the slide-handle and controlled in thefollowing manner: The said end passes through the slot 44 in the annularprojection 29 on the slidehandle 20 and terminates in ahook 44. The endof the sliding member 44 is prevented from leaving said slot 44 by meansof said hook 44b4 when the slide-handle is moved forwardly tolower thecarrier 45, as shown in Fig. 2. In the rearward movement of theslide-handle 2O the detent 30, carried thereon, causes the said member44 to move with the slide-handle until the said detent 30 is moved overthe projection 25 on the magazine-tube 8. At this time the saidlprojection 25 elevates said detent 30 away from the end of the bar 44and permits said bar to remain stationary while the slide handlecontinues to move rearwardly, as shown in Fig. 1. This movement of saidsliding member 44 takes place when the rear member 43 has completed theoperation of elevating the carrier, with a cartridge thereon, and movingthe safety devices 86 and 87 to the positions shown in Fig.` 1.

The operation of the rearm is as follows: In Fig. 1 it is shown readyfor firing, the carrier 45 being in the elevated position wholly withinthe receiver 1, and the safety devices 84 86 87 are cooperating torelease lthe firing-pin for the action of trigger. The firearm beingdischarged while in said condition leaves the exploded shell in thebarrel whereit had been placed by the carrier 45. The slide-handle 20 isthen moved forward along the magazinetube 8. This causes the taperingprojection 26 to spread the locking-levers 36 36, and thereby remove thelock-bolts 38 38 from the locking-recesses 21b 21b on the under side ofthe gun-barrel 7. The continued forward movement of said slide-handle 2Omoves the gun-barrel until the locking-notches 21c 21c come in line withthe bolts 38 38, at which time said bolts enter said recesses under theaction of springs 36, and thus lock the gunbarrel in the forwardposition, Fig. 2. When the gun-barrel has nearly reached the limit ofitsforward movement, the hook 44b on slide-bar 44 is engaged by the flange29 on the rear end of the slide handle 20, and thus the sliding bars 43and 44 begin their forward sliding movement. This movement lowers thecarrier 45 through the connection of pin 92 on slide-bar 43 and thecam-slot 49 on the side of the carrier, Fig. 3. Simultaneously with thelowering of the carrier the ejector 54 is moved across the front face ofthe breech-block 5C1 to sweep the shell out of the side opening 2 in thereceiver l. The connection between the carrier and the ejector is at 56and 50, Fig. 10. Concurrently with this movement of the carrier andejector the safety devices 86 and 87 are moved in the positions shown inFigs. 2 and 17 to free the detent 84 and hold the tiring-pin, as in Fig.9, this operation being completed by the movement of the slide-handle 2Oto its forward limit, as in Fig. 2. In the lowering of the carrier thetrip-piece 51 rides across the stop 5b in groove 5 on the inner side ofthe receiver and moves the stop 5b away from the mouth of the magazine,and thus permits the spring 5 within said magazine to deliver acartridge to the upper side of the carrier. The rearward movement of theslide-handle 20 actuates the slide-bars 43 and 44, owing to the stop ordetent 30 abutting with the end 44'J of slide-bar 44. The saidslide-bars are actuated to elevate the carrier, with the cartridgethereon, to return the ejector 54 to its outer normal position, as shownin Fig. 6, and to unlock the firing-pin 77 78 by moving the detent 84,as in Fig. 1. Up to this point the gun-barrel 7 has been moved butslightly toward its position in the receiver. In order to complete themovement of said gun-barrel, it becomes necessary to free the end of theslide-bar 44 to permit the handle to move along to the rear, as inFig. 1. This is accomplished by the cam or projection 25 on themagazine-tube 8. This cam, as before stated, elevates the detent 30 awayfrom the end of the said bar. This is accomplished after the bars 43 and44 have performed their functions. The gun barrel becomes locked in therearward position by the lockbolts 38 38 entering the recesses 21b 21".In this rearward movement-of the slide-handle 20 the straight side ofprojection 26 thereon comes against the outer tapering sides 36" of thelevers 36 36 and spreads said levers, after which the said ends of saidlevers drop on the tapering sides 26 of said projection 26, and therebypermit the bolts 38 38 to enter said recesses 21b 21". In dismantlingthe gun the barrel 7 is drawn forward to its limit with the ICO IIO

- slide-handle, the bars 43a and 44a are disconnected'by pressing thefront bar 44a inwardly at the connected ends, the detent 6a is moved outof notch 4l in the magazine, and the magazine, gun-barrel, handle, andmemberltt are removed together from the receiver.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a magazine-rearm, areceiver consisting of side walls joined by a top portion and having anopening between said side walls at the bottom, and an opening in theside oi said receiver through which the exploded shells are ejected, acarrier located in the lower interior of said receiver and adapted toreceive cartridges from the magazine and deliver them into'saidreceiver, and an ejector connected to said carrier and adapted to removethe exploded shells from the side opening in the receiver, and means foractuating said carrier and therewith the said ejector.

2. In a magazine-firearm, a receiver having an opening in a side thereofthrough which the exploded shells are ejected, acarrier within saidreceiver and through which the cartrid ges are delivered from themagazine to the receiver, an ejector through which the exploded shellsare ejected through the opening in the side of the receiver, the saidejector having its operative connection with the carrier and whereby itisv actuated to eject the vburned shells upon the lowering of thecarrier to receive a cartridge from the magazine, a slidehandle,andmeans interposed between said carrier and said slide-handle fortransmitting movement to said carrier.

3. In a magazine-firearm, a receiver having a side opening thereinthrough which the exploded shells are ejected, an ejector on theinterior of said receiver, saidl ejector having an arc movement andwhereby the exploded shells are ejected through the side opening in saidreceiver, a carrier with which said ejector is connected and throughwhich it is operated to eject the exploded shells, slide-bars throughwhich said carrier is actuated, a slide-handle through which saidslide-bars are actuated forwardly to lower the carrier and actuate theejector, and means on said slide-handle controlling said slide-bars inthe reverse movements thereof.

4. In a magazine-firearm, a 'receiver consisting of side walls joined byan imperforate top, one of said side walls having an opening thereinthrough which the exploded shells are ejected, a cover closing saidopening, a carrier within said receiver adapted to deliver thecartridges from the magazine to the receiver, an ejector connected tosaid carrier and actuated thereby to eject the shells through the sideopening in the receiver, sliding bars having suitable connection withsaid carrier and by means of which movement is transmitted to saidcarrier and thence to the ejector, a slide-handle, and l means thereonfor engaging with the sliding bars to impart reverse movements thereto.

5. In a magazine-firearm, the combination of a gun-barrel and amagazine, the latter having a cam ou the surface thereof, a receiverhaving a side opening through which the exploded shells are ejected, aslide-handle, cooperating means mounted respectively in the receiver andon the slide-handle for automaticallylockingthe gun-barrel in rearwardand forward positions in the receiver, a carrier to deliver cartridgesfrom the magazine to the receiver, an ejector connected to and actuatedby said carrier to eject the exploded shells through the side opening inthe receiver, and means interposed between the slide-handle and thecarrier for transmitting reversed movements to the carrier and theejector.

6. In armagazine-firearm, the combination of a receiver. having sidewalls joined by an imperforate top, and au opening in one of said wallsthrough which the exploded shells are ejected, a breech-block closingthe buttstock end of said receiver, firing mechanism mounted in saidbreech-block, safety devices controlling said firing mechanism, acarrier within the receiver adapted to deliver cartridges from themagazine to said receiver, an ejector connected to and actuated by saidcarrier, a slide-handle, and means interposed between the slide-handle,the carrier and the safety devices for the ring mechanism whereby saidsafety devices, the carrier, and the ejector are simultaneously actuatedto perform their functions, substantially as set forth.

7. In a magazine-firearm, the combination of a gun-barrel vhavinglocking-recesses, a magazine, a slide-handle lmounted on said magazineand having a tapering projection, a receiver, levers pivoted in thesides of said receiver, locking-bolts on said levers adapted to engagethe locking-recesses in the gun-barrel to lock said gun-barrel in therearward and forward positions, said levers being actuated by theprojection on the slide-handle to release the gun-barrel from itsrearward position, and means on the gun-barrel for actuating thelocking-bolts to release the gunbarrel from its forward position.

8. In a magazine-firearm, a magazine-tube having a cam or projection onthe surface thereof, a slide-handle having a longitudinal slot intowhich said cam projects, a pivotal detent on said slide-handle lyingacross said longitudinal slot, said detent being actuated out of saidlongitudinal slot by said cam in the sliding movement of the handle,areceiver in which the magazine-tube is mounted, acarrier pivoted in saidreceiver, an ejector pivoted within the receiver and actuated by saidcarrier, and slide-rods connected to said carrier and transmittingmovement thereto, said slide-rods extending to the slide-handle andgiven their forward movement to lower the carrier and thereby actuatethe ejector to remove anexploded shell by said slide-handle, saidslide-rods receiving their rearward movement to-elevate the carrier andto replace the IIO ejector' to its normal position, by the detent onsaid slide-handle. y

9. In a magazine-firearm, the combination of a receiver having a sideopening through vwhich the exploded shells are emitted, a carrierpivoted in said receiver, an ejector pivotedin said receiver andactuated by said earrier, a slide-handle, and means for actuatingthecarrier from the movement of the slidehandle.

10. In a magazine-firearm, the combination of a receiver having a sideopening through which the exploded shells are ejected, an ejectorpivoted in said receiver and movable across theinterior thereof to ejectthe burned shells through said side opening, a carrier to which saidejector is connected and by which said ejector is actuated, safetydevices controlling the firing-pin, slide-rods controlling the carrierand said safety devices, a slidehandle, and means on the slide-handlefor imparting the necessary movements to said slide-rods. n

l1. In a magazinc-rearm, the combination of a gun-barrel, a receiverhaving a side opening, of a carrier, an ejector connected to and movableby said carrier, and means for maintaining said ejector normally on oneside of the interior of said receiver and from which position theexploded shells are ejected through the side opening in the receiver.

12. In a magaZine-rearm, the combination of a gun-barrel, a receiverhaving a side opening therein through which the burned shells areejected, means for automatically locking said gun-barrel in thereceiver,a carrier to deliver cartridges from the magazine to thereceiver, a stop in said carrier adapted to normally hold the cartridgesin the magazine ,against the pressure of' the spring 5 substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I atiix my name in presence of two witnesses.

SILAS H. BARTON.

Witnesses:

R. J. MCOARTY, A. J. FIoRINI.

